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EQT Completes Purchase of Majority Stake in Spirit Communications; Will Combine Assets with Lumos Networks

April 10th, 2018

Combination of Spirit Communications and Lumos Networks Will Create a Super-Regional Fiber Bandwidth Provider Operating in Nine States in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Waynesboro, Va., and Columbia, S.C., April 10, 2018 – Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos”) and Spirit Communications (“Spirit”) announced today that the EQT Infrastructure III fund (“EQT Infrastructure”) has completed its majority stake […]

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PBMARES HIRES TWO NEW DIRECTORS

April 10th, 2018

NEWPORT NEWS, VA (4/10/18) – PBMares, LLP has hired two new directors based in Hampton Roads.  Risë Flenner works directly with clients in the area of estate planning and Jesse Morton leads the firm’s  business and organizational growth initiatives. “Both Risë and Jesse have impressive backgrounds,” said Mary Aldrich, COO of PBMares. “Risë has a […]

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Averett University Student Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship Program

April 2nd, 2018

Averett University Student Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship Program                                                                                              […]

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Smithfield Foods and Food Lion Partner to Donate Easter Meals to Families in Need

March 29th, 2018

  Smithfield Foods And Food Lion Partnered for the Second Annual Easter Eats Donation, a Food Lion Feeds Initiative to Provide Easter Meals to Families Facing Hunger in West Virginia and Virginia Communities Supported by Smithfield’s Helping Hungry Homes® and Food Lion’s Food Lion Feeds Hunger-Relief Initiatives SMITHFIELD, Va., March 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smithfield […]

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Virginia State University joins Verizon Innovative Learning Program to Offer STEM and Technology Courses to Local Minority Male Students in Middle School

March 29th, 2018

Eight New Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) to Participate in Program for 2018, Now Active on 24 Campuses Nationwide  PETERSBURG, VA – Today, Virginia State University (VSU) joins a program under Verizon Innovative Learning, the education initiative of the Verizon Foundation, to offer minority males from middle schools in Petersburg, […]

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Fredericksburg Chamber’s RATC Advocates Against Transportation Crisis on Capitol Hill

March 23rd, 2018        Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce

The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Regional Transportation Action Committee (RTAC) travelled to Washington, D.C. to discuss the Fredericksburg Region Transportation Crisis with a delegation of congressmen from throughout the Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia regions. Congressman Wittman helped coordinate the group consisting of Senator Kaine and Representative Brat. RTAC discussed the growing transportation crisis in […]

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SEC’s Ron White Completes Management Internship Program

March 22nd, 2018

SEC’s Ron White (L) recently completed the Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program at the University of Wisconsin, offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). He is pictured with Gary Pfann, NRECA Director of Executive and Staff Education. CREWE, Va – Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) V.P. of Member and Public Relations Ron White […]

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Smithfield Foods Donation Helps Fund the Development of Life-saving Technology

March 22nd, 2018

Smithfield Foods Donation Helps Fund the Development of Life-saving Technology RICHMOND, Va., March 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Smithfield Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Smithfield Foods, Inc., is pleased to announce a $75,000 challenge grant to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to fund a proof of concept phase for UNOS’ Timely Donor […]

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U.S. Senator Mark Warner and Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax will be Virginia State University’s Spring Commencement Speakers

March 22nd, 2018

Petersburg, Va. – Virginia State University (VSU) President Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D. announces U.S. Senator Mark Warner and the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax will serve as commencement speakers for VSU’s spring commencement ceremonies. The University will hold two ceremonies on Sunday, May 13, 2018 including a morning ceremony at 9 a.m. […]

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Virginia State University Student Appointed to the National Collegiate Honors Council

March 22nd, 2018

Petersburg, Va.   Keyashia Willis, a junior biology major at Virginia State University (VSU), was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) for 2018.  The Board is comprised of 14 members, including 4 students. NCHC is the largest membership organization supporting honors education in the United States.  The […]

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